Domestic fiction books from Kenya
Recommended domestic fiction books (1)
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If you are into domestic fiction here are some domestic fiction books from Kenya for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
The Promised Land by Grace Ogot EN
Description:
A young farmer and his wife who have migrated to Tanzania from Kenya become embroiled in issues of personal jealousy and materialism, and a melodramatic tale of tribal hatreds ensues. The novel explores Ogot's concept of the ideal African wife: obedient and submissive to her husband; family and community orientated; and committed to non-materialist goals. The style is distinctively ironic giving the story power and relevance. Grace Ogot has been employed in diverse occupations as a novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter, politician, and representative to the UN. Some of her other works inc... continue